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HardwareHardware Various hardware can upgrade  Consider what you are upgrading, and why: –What alternatives exist? –How will you connect it? –What are the implications? –What are the costs? Savings?

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ApplicationsApplications Compatibility is the Rule, Not the Exception  Mixed-Architecture Cluster Configurations –Mixed VAX and Alpha clusters are supported –Alpha and Itanium ™ clusters to be supported –Triple-architecture clusters might work –Testing and support requirements to be determined based on customer input and customer requirements, and (then) on the testing results

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ApplicationsApplications Compatibility is the Rule, Not the Exception  The SYS$COMMON Rule of Thumb  System databases are fully shareable –SYSUAF –RIGHTSLIST –VMS$OBJECTS –QMAN$MASTER –Etc

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